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CREEL.

Application led November 28, 1924. Serial No. 752,739.

The Colman Patent o. 1,274,387, dated` August 6, 1918, discloses a Creelin which the yarn masses to be unwound are supported by meansoft-ridents. Each tri dent consists of" an elongated base and threespindles on which the yarn masses are rotatably mounted. F or eachltrident there is provided in the creel framework a seat to receive oneend of the base, and three .sockets to silpportthe tips of the spindles.The seat for the trident base is solid and unyielding, and in practicetheV bases eventually become battered as the result of being droppedinto place.

The object of the present invention is to provide a yieldable seat forthe trident base' and thus prevent damage to the trident.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmental side view of a`creel embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view taken in the planeof line 2-2 of Fig. 1. y

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the yield-able trident seat.

The framework of the creel may be of any suitable construction. Forexample, the Creel may comprise a plurality of bays each adapted tosupport a plurality of tridents arranged one above another. Herein aportion of one bay is shown, the sides of the bay being formed ofsheet-metal uprights 1.

The spindles of the trident are indicated at 2 and the base at 3. Vhenthe trident is in use in the creel, the spindles occupy a horizontalposition, their free ends being supported in sockets t at the right-handside of the bay. The lower end of the base 3 rests in a seat at theleft-hand side of the bay. The seat is formed of a strip of steel bentto provide the seat, proper, la with portions 5 and 6 at opposite endsof the seat. The rear portion 5 is bent partially under t-he seat 41a.The seat is supported by means of two studs 7 and 8 fixed to a baseplate 9. Said base plate may be secured in place at the left-hand sideof the bay in any suitable way. As herein shown, the base plate 9 liesagainst the left-hand upright 1, and two tie rods 10 and 11 comprised inthe Creel framework extend through the base plate. 10a and 11EL arespacer-.tubes on said tie rods abutting said base plate. The stud 7 isat the inner end of the base plate 9. The me-` tallic strip of which thetrident seat is formed extends around the stud 7 and thence under theseat proper, the end of the portion 5 resting upon the stud 8.

The front portion 6 extends downwardly and is bent partially under thetie rod 11. It will be seen that the portion 6 constitutes a stop tolimit rebound of the seat when the tridentis dropped into place. The tierod 10 extends approximately under the middle of the seat and limitsdownward movement thereof.

The studs 7 and 8 are provided with heads to prevent lateraldisplacement of the trident seat. of the seat and its replacement whenoccasion arises, the head of the stud 7 is offset from the body of thestudand made of such shape and dimensions that `it will pass through thespace between the seat la and the rear portion 5 when the seat is tiltedtip to bring said space' into register with said head'.

As shown in Fig. 2, the rounded end of the trident base 3 is flattenedslightly at 3a so as to provide a little space between said flattenedportion and the trident seat la to cushion the fall of the trident incase it is dropped into place with such force as to depress the seatinto Contact with the tie rod 10.

It will be apparent that the construction herein described obviatesbattering ofthe end of the trident base. Although adapted to provide thenecessary degree of resiliency, the seat is of very simple construct-ionand may be readily installed and replaced when necessary.

I claim as my invention:

1. A creel comprising a trident consisting of a base and a plurality ofspindles, sockets for the tips of the spindles and a seat for one end ofthe base, said seat comprising a piece of sheet metal bent to form aseat proper, a rear portion bent under the seat, and a front portion, aheaded stud ei;- tending through the space between the seat and the rearportion, the head of said stud being shaped so as to pass through thespace between the seat and said rear portion when the latter are swungupwardly to place said space in register with said head, a. stud uponwhich the forward end of said rear portion rests, and a part engaged bysaid forward portieri to limit rebounding of the seat.

2. A Creel comprising a trident consisting To facilitate theinstallation.

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of a base and a plurality oit spindles, sockets for the tips of thespindles and a seat for one end of the base, said seat comprising apiece of sheet metal bent to form a seat proper, a rear portion bentunder the seat, a headed stud extending through the space between theseat and the rear portion, and astud upon which the forward end of saidrear portion rests. Y

3. A Creel comprising a trident consisting of a base and a plurality ofspindles, sockets for the tips of the spindles and a seat for one end ofthe base, said seat comprising a piece of sheet metal bent to form aseat proper, a portion bent under the seat, a headed stud extendingthrough the space between the seat and said portion, and a stud uponwhich the end or' said portion rests.

A creel comprising two uprights, a base plate lying against one of saiduprights, a yicldable trident seat on said base plate, a tie rodextending through said uprightand said base plate, and a spacer tube onsaid tie rod abutting said base plate.

5. In a device ot' the class described, a trident adapted to besupported in upright position and a resilient seat for supporting saidtrident, the trident and said seat having substantially conformingsupporting surfaces, the seat having one end lixedly mounted and beingformed ofresilient material projecting from the mounted end for motionin a vertical plane, and means to limit the downward flexing of the seatunder the influence of the supported trident.

6. A creel comprising two uprights, a trident base standing alongsideone of said uprights, a yieldable trident seat on said upright, saidseat and the end of said base plate being relatively rounded in form andso arranged that the supporting pressure of the seat on the trident baseis exerted on the sides of the normal center of said base and above thelowermost point of said base. Y

7. A Creel comprising two uprights, a trident base standing alongsideone of said uprights, a yieldable trident seat onsaid S. A Creelcomprising two uprights, a` trident comprising a base standing along-`side one of said uprights, a yieldable seat on said upright forsupporting the lower end of said base, said trident further comprising aplurality ot spindles, and means on thel other upright for supportingthe `tips of the spindles. a 'Y In testimony whereof, I have hereuntoatixed my signature.

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